PROGRAMME UNDER ADDITIONAL Technical CONTRIBUTION BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIAThe esteemed Government of India has allocated an additional contribution of US$ 600,000/- (US$ Six hundred thousand)
to be utilized during the current triennium (2015-2017) for the capacity building of the officials of AARDO member
countries. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India and
AARDO is under the signing process for implementation.

In the meanwhile, Five (05) candidates, one each from Bangladesh, Ghana, Iraq, Nigeria and Sudan have been screened
and selected by a panel of experts and these candidates are currently pursuing Post Graduate Diploma Programme in Rural
Development Management (PGDRDM), National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad since August 2015.